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UPDATE: Major damage to vehicle following fire on Landing Drive in Chilliwack

3 halls called to early-morning vehicle fire in garage on Skwah First Nation
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Fire on Landing Drive Friday morning. (Progress file)

Chilliwack firefighters rushed to the scene of a vehicle fire on Landing Drive on Skwah First Nation early Friday.

Three halls from Chilliwack Fire Department were called out to the blaze at 7:15 a.m. on Sept. 2 where a car caught fire in a garage.

Some people on social media said they heard an explosion.

The occupant was home at the time and was able to escape safely and call 911.

There was “major” fire damage to the vehicle in the garage, said assistant fire chief Mike Bourdon.

There were no firefighter or civilian injuries and the fire is under investigation by the fire department.

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Jennifer Feinberg

About the Author: Jennifer Feinberg

I have been a Chilliwack Progress reporter for 20+ years, covering the arts, city hall, as well as Indigenous, and climate change stories.
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